Jeep JK Wrangler Torque Settings

As a part of routine maintenance or anytime that you work on your Jeep JK Wrangler, it is important that you tighten any bolt and/or nut that gets removed back to the appropriate torque settings as is outlined by the Factory Service Manual. Obviously, failure to get a bolt and/or nut tightened enough can result in them eventually coming loose and while that can be a real problem, tightening them too much can also be a problem as you can run the risk of breaking them. Needless to say, knowing the proper torque setting for each bolt and nut on your JK is important to know and the list below should help you to know just how much you should be tightening them to.

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thanks for the heads up. just double checked and while one was a typo on my behalf, the other (steering gear) was actually wrong in the FSM table. funny thing is, in the instructions it is listed correctly – 70 ft. lbs. go figure.

Thank you so much for assembling these facts. You do not know the trouble it was finding such simple information. There is everything else out there except for the basics !

Again thanks again for the information that is so necessary! I wish such information was more readily available without jumping through so many hoops. The forums a great, but information like this is not discussed. I wish there was a subsection of the basics without having to read everyone’s letters about other issues.

I’m not sure which axles I have since I have 3.73 gears. Is the 186 which lists 3.21 and 4.10 all inclusive as far as torque settings go? Is there a way to find out which ones I have for future reference?